When News Corp. reported the hack, the security firm (Mandiant) that examined it indicated the threat actor was linked to the Chinese government. It went on to say that the firm was most likely targeted in order to acquire intelligence for the country. In an email to Ars, a spokesman stated that News Corp. believes “that this was an intelligence gathering,” but did not answer to a query about whether investigators still believe the hackers were connected to China.
Hacker work front of his laptop computer with dark face.
